Sijira Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Sijira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sijira (15) may also be a first name.
Sijira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sijira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sijira (Hindi: सिजिरा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sijira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Sijira occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Sijira live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sijira is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 15 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Sijira is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 47 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 21 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 21 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Sijira is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sijira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sijira in the Hindi language | ||
| सिजिरा | sijira | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sijira
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